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(No Model.)

B. E. L. & A. J. DAGGS. LOG CARRIER.

No. 578,218. Patented Mar. 2, 1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT O moE.

ROBERT E. L. DAGGS AND AZRO J. DAGGS, OF PHCENIX, ARIZONA TERRITORY.

LOG-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 578,218, dated March 2, 1897.

Application filed July 14, 1896. Serial No. 599,167. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, ROBERT E. L. DAGGS and AZRO J. DAGGS, citizens of the United States, residing at Phoenix, in the county of Maricopa and Territory of Arizona, have invented a new and useful Log-Carrier, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in lo -carriers.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of log-carriers and to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive one which Will be strong and durable and which will enable heavy logs to be easily handled and carried.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a log-carrier constructed in accordance with this invention, one of the wheels being removed. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sec tional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates an axle having carrying-wheels 2 journaled on its ends and having hounds 3 secured to it at the inner terminals of its journals. The axle, which is arched inter-m ediate of its ends, and the hounds, which extend forward from the aXle,-are preferably constructed of tubular metal, and a pole or tongue 4 is clipped to the hounds and similarly secured to a tubular cross-piece 5, extending transversely of the hounds and located in advance of the wheels. This construction forms a truck, to which a log to be carried is connected by means hereinafter described.

A substantially vertical standard 6 is located centrally above the drop-axle and is supported by tubular braces 7 and 8, disposed in pairs at each side of the log-carrier. The braces 7 have their lower terminals extended forward and clipped to the upper faces of the hounds, and the lower terminals of the braces 8 are similarly secured to the upper face of the axle, preferably by the clips employed for attaching the rear terminals of the hounds to the same. The lower end of the standard is mounted on a block 9, which is arranged on and centrally clipped to the arched portion vided with a spring 13, which is secured to the upper block 10. Foot-rests 12 are mounted on the braces 7, at opposite sides thereof, in convenient position for the feet of the driver.

Within the standard, which is provided with a vertical opening, is adjustably fulcrumed an operating-lever 14, which is provided a short distance from its front end with a perforation receiving a pin 15, adapted to engage any one of a series of perforations 16 of the sides of the standard, whereby the operating-lever may be raised or lowered to accommodate the carrier to the logs to be carried. The operating lever is provided in front and in rear of the standard with automatically-operating log-engaging devices 17 and 18, consisting of tongs adapted to engage a log below the bulge thereof and provided at the lower terminals of their members with inwardly-extending points engaging the log. The sides or members of the front tongs are pivoted adjacent to their upper .ends, and one of the sides or members is provided with an opening 19, through which passes the other side or member, and this construction strengthens the tongs and limits the swing of the sides or members, whereby the lower ends of the latter will be held separated sufficiently to enable a log to spread them readily. When the tongs are lowered to a log by swinging the rear end of the operating-lever upward, they open automatically and engage the log below the bulge or central portion thereof. The upper terminals of the sides or members of the tongs are connected by linkbars 20 with an adjustable hanger 21, and the latter, which is oblong, receives the front end of the lever and is provided with a se- I00 ries of perforations for the reception of a pin 22, which adjust-ably secures the hanger to the lever.

The link-bars 20 and the upper arms of the tongs constitute a toggle connection and cause the lower engaging portions of the tongs to clasp a log firmly when the front portion of the operating-lever is swung upward.

The rear tongs, which are constructed similar to the front tongs, are provided at one side or member with an opening 23 for the reception of the other member, and the upper arms of the members are connected by links 2a with a hanger 25. The hanger 25 is oblong to receive the Operating-lever, and it carries a roller 26, journaled within the upper portion of the hanger and arranged to ride 011 the upper edge of the operating-lever. The rear tongs are capable of adjustment longitudinally of the rear portion of the lever to position them properly with relation to a log.

To carry a log, the front tongs are lowered into engagement with the same, and the rear portion of the operating-lever is swung downward, thereby raising the front portion of the log clear of the ground. The operatinglever is of sufficient length to enable the front portion of the log to be readily lifted by a comparatively slight pressure on its rear end, and the front portion of the log is locked in its elevated position by engaging the rear tongs with the log. The front portion of the log is suspended beneath the arched axle and the rear portion of the log drags upon the ground.

Draft-chains 27, which are connected at their front terminals to a doubletree 28, have their rear terminals secured to the front tongs at opposite sides thereof, whereby a straight forward draft is exerted on the log at a most advantageous point. Singletrees are con nected with the ends of the doubletree in the usual manner, and the doubletree is suspended adjustably from the front ends by a chain 29 to prevent the whiffletrees from dropping to the ground.

The axle is provided with a centrally-arranged hook 30 and is connected by a centrally-arranged chain 31 with the draft mechanism. The chain 31 is attached near its front end to the chain 29, and this chain 31connects the draft mechanism directly with the axle when no log is being carried and prevents the log-carrier from moving rearward when loading a log on the side of a hill.

The draft-animals are connected with the front end of the pole or tongue by aneck-yoke in the usual manner.

It will be seen that the log-carrier is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, that it possesses great strength and durability, and that it enables a log to be readily handled. It will also be apparent that as the front portion of a log is suspended centrally beneath the axle and as the draft is arranged centrally on the log and not above the same it may be readily dragged over the ground.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction-may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

What we claim is- 1. In a log-carrier, the combination of a truck, a substantially Vertical standard mounted on the truck, a lever disposed longitudinally of the truck and fulcrumed intermediate of its ends on the standard, and legengaging devices connected with the lever in advance and in rear of the pivotal point, substantially as described.

2. In a log-carrier, the combination of a truck, a standard mounted on the truck and disposed substantially vertically, a longitudinally-disposed operating-lever fulcrumed adjacent to its front end 011 the standard, front and rear hangers mounted on the operating-lever in advance and in rear of the fulcruming-point, the front hanger being pivoted to the lever, and the rear hanger being slidingly mounted thereon and cap ble of movement longitudinally thereof, and front and rear log-engagin g devices connected with the hangers, substantially as described.

In a log-carrier, the combination of a truck, a standard mounted on the truckand disposed substantially vertically, a longitudinally-disposed operating-lever fulcrumed adjacent to its front end on the standard, front and rear hangers mounted on the operating-lever in advance and in rear of the fulcruming-point, the front hanger being pi"- ot-ed to the lever and the rear hanger being slidingly mounted thereon and capable of movement longitudinally thereof, front and rear tongs, each composed of two sides or members, one of the sides being provided with an opening receiving the other side and limiting the swing thereof, whereby the tongs are held sufficiently open to enable them to engage a log automatically, and links connecting the upper arms of the tongs with the hangers and forming a toggle connection, substantially as described.

4. In a log-carrier, the combination of a truck, a vertical standard mounted thereon and provided with a longitudinal opening, an operating-lever adjustably fulcrumed, at a point intermediate of its ends in an opening of the standard, rectangular hangers mounted on the lever and located in advance and in rear of the standard, a pin adjustablypivoting the front hanger to the lever, a roller mounted in the upper portion of the rear hanger and arranged to ride on the upper edge of the operating-lever, and front and rear log-engaging devices connected with the hangers, substantially as described.

5. In a log-carrier, the combination of a drop-axle, wheels j ournaled thereon, hounds extending forward from the axle, a pole con+ nected with the hounds, a substantially vertical standard centrally mounted on the axle, braces disposed in pairs at the sides of the carrier, connected at their upper portions to the top of the standard and having their lower terminals secured respectively to the axle and to the hounds, alever fulcruined on the standard, and log-engagin g devices connected with the lever and located in advance and in rear of the fulcruming-point, substantially as described.

6. In a log-carrier, the combination of a truck, an operating-lever f ulcrumed intermediate of its ends and disposed longitudinally of the truck, front and rear log-engaging devices connected with the lever and located in advance and in rear of the fulcruming-point, draft-chains connected with the front log-engaging devices at opposite sides of a log, and a doubletree connected with the draft-chain, substantially as described.

7 In a log-carrier, the combination of a truck, an operating-lever disposed longitudinally thereof and fulcrumed intermediate of its ends, front and rear log-engaging devices depending from the lever, draft-chains connected with the front log-en gaging devices at opposite sides of alog, a doubletree connected with the front ends of the draft-chains, a centrally arranged chain connected with the truck and with the doubletree, and a chain suspending the doubletree from the truck, substantially as described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT E. L. DAGGS. AZRO J. DAGGS.

Witnesses:

I. I. WooDwoR'rH, JEssE B. WooDwARD. 

